The Ride Majestic | ||||
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Released | 28 August 2015 | |||
Recorded | February–June 2015 | |||
Genre | Melodic death metal | |||
Length | 49:52 | |||
Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
Producer | David Castillo, Soilwork | |||
Soilwork chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
About.com | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Blabbermouth.net | 9/10 [2] |
Exclaim! | 7/10 [3] |
Metalsucks | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
New Noise Magazine | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Revolver | 4/5 [6] |
The Ride Majestic is the tenth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork. It was released on 28 August 2015 and is the first album to not feature longtime bassist Ola Flink who left before the recording of the album and also the last album to feature longtime drummer Dirk Verbeuren, who left the band in July 2016 to join Megadeth.
On 5 December 2014, Soilwork frontman Björn Strid confirmed that work had begun on a new album when he posted a picture on Facebook of him listening to new demos. [7] Strid also stated that Soilwork are sounding "better than ever". [7] It was also confirmed that Soilwork has teamed up with Chuck Billy's Breaking Bands LLC management company for the album. [7]
On 8 July, the band released the title track as the album's first single. On 13 August, the album teaser was released. On 20 August, the band released "Enemies in Fidelity" as a promotional single.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "The Ride Majestic" | Björn Strid | Strid | 4:09 |
2. | "Alight in the Aftermath" | David Andersson | Sylvain Coudret | 3:47 |
3. | "Death in General" | Strid |
| 4:59 |
4. | "Enemies in Fidelity" | Strid | Strid | 4:16 |
5. | "Petrichor by Sulphur" | Andersson | Andersson | 5:11 |
6. | "The Phantom" | Strid | Andersson | 3:57 |
7. | "The Ride Majestic (Aspire Angelic)" |
| Andersson | 4:46 |
8. | "Whirl of Pain" |
| Andersson | 5:01 |
9. | "All Along Echoing Paths" | Strid | Strid | 4:21 |
10. | "Shining Lights" | Strid | Coudret | 3:43 |
11. | "Father and Son, Watching the World Go Down" | Strid | Andersson | 5:40 |
Total length: | 49:52 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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12. | "Of Hollow Dreams" | Miguel Holmberg | Strid | 4:08 |
Total length: | 54:00 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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13. | "Ghosts and Thunder" | Strid | Strid | 5:17 |
Total length: | 59:17 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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13. | "The End Begins Below the Surface" | Dirk Verbeuren | Verbeuren | 3:17 |
Total length: | 57:17 |
Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [8] [9]
Chart | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [10] | 60 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [11] | 37 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [12] | 91 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [13] | 112 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [14] | 12 |
French Albums (SNEP) [15] | 107 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [16] | 30 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [17] | 22 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [18] | 49 |
US Billboard 200 [19] | 103 |
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